Bulgaria Denounces Russian Presidential Elections in Occupied Ukrainian Territories
Bulgaria has taken a firm stance against the recent Russian presidential elections held in the illegally occupied territories of Ukraine
HOT: » Assessing the Legacy of Bulgaria's "Denkov" Cabinet: Achievements, Failures, and What Comes Next
With two frontrunners for the top job at the United Nations, the Bulgarian government "now finds itself in a possible no-win situation" having to pick either UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova or EU Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva, Politico wrote on Monday.
Even though neither Bokova nor Georgieva "would talk publicaly about their UN ambitions... a behind-the-scenes primary - full of jostling, polling, diplomatic postuting and whispering campaigns - has emerged in Sofia, Brussels, Washington and Moscow".
With the government having to nominate one of the two ladies early next year, it is facing the risk of a "diplomatic Catch 22", with the US and Russia possibly not supporting the respective UN Secretary General candidate, according to Politico (Moscow reportedly prefers Bokova to Georgieva).
Apart from the need for the UN Security Council (including all five of its permanent members) to back a candidate and offer it to the General Assembly to vote, Russia, having been "the driving force behind the push for an East European secretary-general", is a key factor in the race. Both Georgieva and Bokova "speak Russian and have longstanding ties to Russia," Politico notes.
Sofia is yet to officially endorse a candidate by sumbitting a formal letter. An Alpha Research poll is cited according to which 62 percent of respondents see Bokova as competent against 44% for Bokova (25% of participants supporting either candidate).
Politico's article is available here.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
Brazen Bulgarian gangs "terrorise the elderly and rob them over their life savings with increasingly aggressive phone scams nettling millions of euros," according to an AFP story.
The prospect of US President Donald Trump's moving closer to Russia has scrambled the strategy of "balancing East and West" used for decades by countries like Bulgaria, the New York Times says.
Bulgarians have benefited a lot from their EU membership, with incomes rising and Brussels overseeing politicians, according to a New York Times piece.
German businesses prefer to trade with Bulgaria rather than invest into the country, an article on DW Bulgaria's website argues.
The truth about Bulgaria and Moldova's presidential elections is "more complicated" and should not be reduced to pro-Russian candidates winning, the Economist says.
President-elect Rumen Radev "struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration," AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday.
Norwegian Inspiration: Bulgaria's Move Towards Environmentally Friendly Prisons
Nexo Is Suing Bulgaria For Over $3 Billion